win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
to be caught by the enemy
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
to put together; to assemble
meeting for reading research papers
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene
to talk big; to be bombastic
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
have a good day; take care; see you
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
half-game consisting of an east and south round
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
scoring stick; counter; chip
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
whispered conversation; whispering
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
United States men's Olympic basketball team
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection