irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
if it is the case that ...
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
locker room; changing room; dressing room
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
allocation; assignment; allotment
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer