four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
Japanese (people, language, style)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
how dare ...; how could ...
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
marijuana; marihuana; cannabis; hemp; pot
fast-talking; rapid talking
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
major leaguer; major league player
standard; set; routine; decided
inattention; absent-mindedness
underground train; subway
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology