private school for the study of English
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
to escape death; to be saved from death
to break a dam; to burst out
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
butt of a joke; punchline
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
fitting (electrical equipment); wiring
to go to sea; to become a sailor
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
Gone with the Wind (1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, film 1939)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point