presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
making money; making a profit
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
centre of attention; center of attention
elder sister; older female friend
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
guardian; protector; patron; parent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
such a thing; something like that
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something