superior; superiors; senior
single flower; one wheel; full moon
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(appropriate for) one's age
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
custom; practice; convention; precedent
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
moneymaking; earning money
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
additional order; adding to an existing order
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
rationalization; justification
strengthening of relations
confusion; mixing; merger
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to blame; to find fault with
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
tingling; stinging; pungently
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par; equivalence; face value; parity