to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
identification papers; ID
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
prize money; monetary award; reward
senior high school student
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be needed; to be wanted
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
postcard; memo; note; card
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
lottery; tombola; drawing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be helpful; to be useful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude