the place for; the time for; the level of
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
bringing; taking; carrying
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
another thing; other things; another man's property
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
preface; introduction; preamble
foreign; abroad; overseas
trip abroad; overseas travel
base on balls; walk; pass
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
long ago; a long time ago; already
moving; touching; stirring
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
on bad terms; at loggerheads