appointment; rendezvous; date
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
homeroom; form room; form class
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
sole girl in a group of geeks
with a friendly grin; smilingly
traditional; conventional
one's manners; one's attitude
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
younger scholar; future reference
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
foreign capital group; foreign company