to badger; to pester; to beg
coloured paper; colored paper
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right
one's whole life; one's lifetime
life; living; I; me; student
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
successive generations; successive emperors
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to correct oneself; to restate
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
good humour (humor); good mood
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
girl; lass; young thing; chick