banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
name; given name; first name
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
spirits (distilled beverage); spirit
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
gem; jewel; precious stone
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin talking; to open up
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
all present; all concerned; all of us