to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
like this; in this way; as you see
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
young girl; lass; adolescent female
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
number of (large) animals
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
impossible to do (although wants to)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
way; method; means; resource; course
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
the same as always; day after day
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
specialization; specialisation