dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
arbitration; intercession; mediation
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to drink up; to drain (cup)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be selected (from among many people)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless