to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
to be exhausted; to be worn out
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
sports-minded; sports-oriented
drinking party; get-together
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
supporting role (actor); minor role
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
international; diplomatic intercourse
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)