harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
twice; again; second time
reconfirmation; double check
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
please (give me); please (do for me)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
and; thereupon; because of that
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test