a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one's house; one's home; one's family
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
don't you think?; indicates question
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
true character; real nature
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting