to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
direct connection; direct link
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
intimidation; threat; bluster
one's share; one's portion
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
just because; even if; even though
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to loiter around; to wander about