to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
family structure; family composition; family makeup
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in the prefecture; prefectural
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
second-year student; biennial
club activities; extracurricular activities
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
but; however; provided that
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
speech and conduct; words and deeds
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
ignorant of the ways of the world
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
student in a lower grade; underclassman
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)