degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
technology; technique; technical
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to fall off; to tumble down
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
dangerous driving; reckless driving
the five fingers; leading five; top five
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
popular name; common name; given name
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
composed expression; clear face
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow