pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
will not do; do not; does not
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
major progress; huge advance
to comfort; to console; to amuse
delicious; appetizing; appetising
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to accept; to receive; to agree
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
consequently; as a result
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
progress; advance; improvement; development
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal