unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
oracle; revelation; divine message
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
24 hours; twenty-four hours
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
maid; helper; help; assistance
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
piece of meat; cut of meat
product; produce; result; fruit
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
confections; sweets; candy; cake
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
reconciliation; make peace with
to discuss; to talk together
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing