fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
short pause; short interval
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to know (a person); to think
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
and; thereupon; because of that
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
deep regret; great disappointment
over-fond parent; doting parent
international; diplomatic intercourse
award of excellence; merit award
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
will not do; do not; does not
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
husband and wife; married couple
same generation; one's generation
belligerence; fighting spirit
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
great difference; major mistake
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
in that way; like that; that way
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one