verbal message; word (from someone)
patient; having a long fuse
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
true character; real nature
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
to taste; to try (food or drink)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to find fault with; to question
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
otherwise; or else; if not
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
main question; real issue at hand
different item; different lot
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on