room light; interior light
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
fully prepared; all ready
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
treasure chest; strongbox
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
leisure time; idle moment
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
postponement; moving to a later date
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
light pink; light crimson
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
(a place) within one's reach
rationalization; justification
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate