weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
reputation; respectability
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
besides; moreover; in addition
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
test period; exam period; examination time
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
library; book collection; paperback book
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
handsome young man; Adonis
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
female friend; woman friend
to be the ruin of (a person)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
job; work; duties; trade; skill
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
two by two; by twos; as a couple
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
on the occasion of; at the time of
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
breakthrough; great discovery
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method