to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
isolation; being alone; being friendless
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be the ruin of (a person)
society; public; community; social studies
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
of course; certainly; naturally
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
tone (of voice); manner of talking
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)