calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
intuition; instinct; hunch
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to pay attention; to be watchful
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
in the background; not standing out
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
behind others; losing out to others
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
after the end (of something)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion