dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
zest for living; energy to live
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
set of three; three sets; three classes
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
educator; teacher; educationalist
class-A; A class; A grade
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to ask a high price; to overcharge
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant