playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
list price; regular price; established price
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
dose of medicine to be taken only once
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
sales promotion; hard selling
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
person of high rank or position
school building; schoolhouse
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
an eye for people; the ability to judge character