sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
clear; precise; definite; distinct
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
life; living; I; me; student
basic mistake; careless mistake
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
admission ticket for an examination
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
in the meantime; meanwhile
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
face contorted and about to cry
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
decision; judgment; resolution
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
parental love or affection
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
(social) position; status
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind