oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
as if nothing had happened
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
score (in a game); full score
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
to butt heads; to head-butt
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
karōshi; death from overwork
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
bill (at a restaurant); check
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
for the first time in one's life
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to be satisfied; to be pleased; to be proud; to show pleasure (in one's voice or expression); to moan with pleasure
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
not worth considering; out of the question
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate