nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
pointing out; identification
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
a little bit; a little while
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
match; game; bout; contest
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
and then; and so; and; so then
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)