to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
boring; dull; uninteresting
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
senior high school; high school
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
results; record; grades; marks
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding