nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
front; frontage; facade; main
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
for example; for instance; e.g.
meditation; contemplation
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
to have meaning; to be meaningful
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
ice milk; ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; iced milk
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
chief; main; principal; important
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching