primness; prim person; clear soup
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
dual personality; split personality
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
quiz; short test; mini test
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to strangle; to constrict
large capital; enormous fund
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
a pair (of shoes or socks)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
study group; study meeting
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
pair; two kinds; two ways
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)