subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
almost (did); nearly (did)
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sweet and sour; bittersweet
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
cherry blossom (colour, color)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to run about; to rush about
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to become clear; to be made public
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
manners; behavior; behaviour
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to faint; to be exhausted
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past