worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to become hoarse; to become husky
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
that is to say; so that means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be talented; to be able
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet