cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
little by little; bit by bit
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
boy; son; baby boy; young man
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
both (people); the two of them
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end