yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
restoration; repair; mending
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
isolation; being alone; being friendless
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
solidarity; joint; collective
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
spread; span; expanse; extent
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
supply; supplying; replenishment
important point; point to make note of
event; phenomenon; matter
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
victim; injured party; sufferer
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely