hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
necessary items; required items; necessary information; required fields (on a form); mandatory fields
to put someone to trouble
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
final part; last bit; end
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
(at the) peak of mischievousness; little demon (of children)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
one house; the same house
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
index; indices; indicator
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
(the condition of) one's health