burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to find out; to discover; to locate
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
reason; cause; history; origin
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to talk (a person) down; to confute
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to glare at each other; to confront each other
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
script; libretto; scenario
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)