to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
transfer student; student changing schools
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you (plural); all of you; you all
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
physical education; PE; gym (class)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
solution; solution strategy
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each