cram school; private tutoring school; juku
private tutor; coach; governess
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to paint (draw) a picture
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the last moment; the very end
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to feel inferior; to feel small
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
society; the world; the times
it is not (like that) either
sympathy; compassion; pity
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
the other day; a few days ago
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
that's true; of course; obviously
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!