woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
overseas student; exchange student
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
rival; competitor; competition
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
accurate; correct; precise; exact
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
whispering into a person's ear
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light