member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
good family; respectable family; decent family
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
family-oriented; familial
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
dictaphone; dictation system
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
newspaper reporter; print journalist
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
remark; statement; discourse