different school (e.g. of ikebana)
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)
pretense; affectation; showiness
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
personnel training; human resources development; character building
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
half-game consisting of an east and south round
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
to hate each other; to hate mutually
the feeling between (new) lovers
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
high-school baseball player
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line