failure story; horror story
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
casual speech; peer language; informal language
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
pardon me for leaving (first)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be worn down; to be reduced
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
of great promise; with a promising future
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
conditionally; with conditions attached
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
one way or the other; either way
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)