a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
excursion; field trip; school trip
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to be full of pride; to be boastful
perfect; perfection; perfect game
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...