taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to treat one's husband with due respect
ignorant of the ways of the world
(physically) abusive husband; wife beater
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
in order; in turn; one by one
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
marking; grading; scoring
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
no-good man; (male) loser
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
spirit; heart; disposition
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
retry; another try; another go
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done