new student; freshman; first-year student
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to jar; to creak; to grate
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
personality; character; individuality; personhood
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); single people; unmarried people; singles (musical album)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
first year of high school; first-year high school student
history of; experience of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger