stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
topic of discussion; agenda
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
every evening; night after night
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
concession; conciliation; compromise
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
degenerate; pervert; deviant
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling