seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
superior; superiors; senior
progress; advance; improvement; development
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
still; even now; to this day
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to stop (plug) one's ears
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite