fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
side effect; adverse reaction
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
pupil; disciple; follower
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
growth period; period of rapid growth
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
passing the winter; hibernation
to glare at each other; to confront each other
attention seeker; look-at-me
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
person standing watch; guard duty
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
infant; baby; little child
parents and siblings; one's relatives
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling