popular person; favorite; favourite
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
reaction; response; reaction
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
serious look (on one's face); straight face
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
child; childish person; immature person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of