to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
answering machine; answer phone
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
strategy meeting; council of war
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
schoolgirl; female student
department (faculty) of literature
economics department; economics school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to recall; to remember; to recollect
paid vacation; paid holiday
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution