hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
difficult to approach; inaccessible
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
record high; all-time high
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally