comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
for some (unspecified) reason
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
law department; law school
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
assistant professor; associate professor
department (faculty) of literature
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
a little; a bit; slightly
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought