Vocabulary

to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown

monkey

the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter

one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

mini-shinkansen

carry-on (luggage)

groping; molestation

defensive measure; defense plan

priority seating

carbon-neutral

carbon neutrality

of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

to make sense; to be consistent

new jobs

brazenly; shamelessly; audaciously; impudently; nonchalantly; brashly

(hamster) wheel

kitchen waste; vegetable scraps

swimfin; (diving) fin; (diving) flipper

waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

health certificate

adding someone to one's friends list

certainly; for sure

day of month

backhand (tennis, etc.)

addendum

to perform; to do; to practice

(Japanese) postal symbol

combined race

weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell

organic dye (optical disc media)

boundary; edge; break line

brain power

cleavage (between breasts)

cleavage (between breasts)