to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
handrail; railing; banister
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
study; learning; tutorial
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
passage; path; route; one's way
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to do together; to share; to participate in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
just a minute; small quantity
firm; strong; solid; stable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while