pretending to be more experienced than one actually is; acting as though one is knowledgeable about something
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
postage; carriage; shipping charge
sending; forwarding; shipping
returned goods; returning purchased goods
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
cost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something); price of a life lesson
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
censorship; inspection; examination
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to have an idea; to have a clue
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
part; portion; glimpse; bit
negative campaign; mudslinging
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
self-defense; self-defence
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
sobriety; soberness; sober face
proud; having a prominent nose
to cross the line; to go too far
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated