junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
guardian; protector; patron; parent
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) even once; (not) ever
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
as a child; when one was a child
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
(not so) much; (not) very
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
major subject; special study
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
back off!; leave me alone!
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other