dark brown; colour of tanned skin
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
absence due to illness; sick leave
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
interior design; interior; upholstery
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
court (of law); courtroom
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
death penalty; capital punishment
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos