to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to accept; to receive; to agree
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
to drop; to let fall; to omit
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
perfect; complete; flawless
that day; the very same day
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath