to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
management philosophy; management principles; managerial creed
intelligence or information network
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to run around; to bustle about
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
horizon (related to land)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to detain; to check; to restrain
memories; recollections; reminiscence
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
number; number plate; license plate
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
seniority by length of service
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
of great promise; with a promising future