virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
girls' or women's division or section
flight; escape; running away; flying high
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
for your information; I'm telling you
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)