tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sports ground; playing field; playground
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to burrow through; to dig through
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
please (give me); please (do for me)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
such; this sort of; like this
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
item; something that one "just has to have"
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece