guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
whispered conversation; whispering
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
countermeasure; counter-measure
two times; twice; two degrees
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
impossible to do (although wants to)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
pointing out; identification
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
impression given by a painting or image
very popular; highly favoured