half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
worthless thing; trivial thing
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
mature woman; middle-aged woman
email friend; email penpal
righteousness; justice; right
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
guardian; protector; patron; parent
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall