petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
unprecedented; never seen before
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to be embarrassed; to lose face
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
studies; schoolwork; classwork
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises