worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
physical education; PE; gym (class)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
workforce reduction; personnel cut
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
bureau director; office chief
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
manners; behavior; behaviour
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sanity; consciousness; soberness
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
moron; idiot; stupid person
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to go out and away; to leave
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other