fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
influence; clout; leverage
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling move)
measurement error; calculation error
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
long; drawn-out; very long
to fold up; to fold into layers
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
boisterously; roughly; briskly
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
copier paper; photocopying paper
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
from outside; from the side
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch