low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
low-cut (shoes, electrical filter, etc.)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
in the future; another day; later
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
daytime; noon; broad daylight
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in person; personally; directly
coach; coaching; training
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
closing of a school; closed school
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising