colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be transparent; to show through
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
how; in what way; by what means
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately