to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at least; at most; (even) just
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
narrow; thin (sized); slender
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
Dannis; Deniss; Deniz; Dennis; Denys
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be silent; to say nothing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
that's true; of course; obviously
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to call a person's attention (to)