secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
palatial residence; stately mansion
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
February; second month of the lunar calendar
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
social networking service; SNS
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)