juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to like; to love; to be fond of
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
prejudice; bias; distorted view
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
pronunciation; production of sound
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop