to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour
figure eight; figure of eight
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
jean jacket; denim jacket
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
common people; ordinary people; masses
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
school admission category
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
before it happens; beforehand
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
100,000; hundred thousand