... is the reason; ... is my excuse
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
fifth day of the month; five days
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
several years; a few years
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
team competition; team game
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
speech and behaviour (behavior)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
speaking voice; talking voice