indicate reason; infers some protest
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
study; pursuit of knowledge
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
superior; excellent; fine
woman who has given birth
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
discipline; training; teaching manners
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
perfect; perfection; perfect game
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
good humour (humor); good mood
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
normalcy; normality; normal
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
absence; disregard; indifference
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
pleased to make your acquaintance
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting