hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
class president; head class representative
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
message; informative matter
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
history of Japan; Japanese history
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
trivial; not amounting to much
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
historical play; period drama
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
stomach ache; abdominal pain
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
older sister; elder sister
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person