period of youth; while young
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
malicious prank by a part-time worker
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
complete change; about-face
to be talked about behind one's back
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
unqualified; without qualifications
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
confidentiality; nondisclosure
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
proving ground; test site
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
for a while; for some time; for a period
popular person; favorite; favourite
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
young persons' association
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
exemplification; illustrating by example
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
temporary dwelling; temporary housing