period of youth; while young
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be in danger of; to be liable to
taking the field first, thus batting second
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call