act of mercy; helping another person
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
addition; increase; Canada
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
ace (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
ahead; before; the future
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
joke; playfulness; kidding around
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
flood of customers; roaring business
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease