towering; astonishingly high
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
Japan's best; number one in Japan
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
annual (plant); first-year student
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
control; management (e.g. of a business)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
school rules; school regulations
club activities; extracurricular activities
to entrust; to leave to a person
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
leadership skill; leadership ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually