to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
rather than; more ... than ...
tendency; trend; inclination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
choices; alternatives; options
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
correction; revision; amendment
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
sense of values; values; value system
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)