to look down on; to condescend
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
senior high school; high school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
large-breed dog; large dog
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently