older sister; elder sister
businesswoman; female office worker; female employee
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to degenerate; to lapse into
with these words; while saying
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
but; however; provided that
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
menu; schedule; program; menu
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up