psychology for human services
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
rehabilitation centre; rehabilitation center
Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo (long-running series of Japanese comedy movies)
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
training wheels; stabilizers
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
how many months?; how long?
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
end of term; end of semester
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
new graduate; recent graduate
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
longing for others; wanting company
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to accept (a thing) with thanks