carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
living with one's parents; living at home
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
compelling force; legal force
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
near; close; beside; third person
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
same generation; one's generation
tag (children's game); tig
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to torment; to harass; to tease
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
special training; intensive training; crash course
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
for your information; I'm telling you
(one's) quota; assignment
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
large amount of money; great cost
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex