failure; mistake; blunder
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
stomach ache; abdominal pain
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
bright person; talented student; prodigy
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
strike (i.e. industrial action)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to help each other; to cooperate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to attempt; to test; to try out
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement