to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
rise; improvement; uptrend
model or exemplary student
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
from the beginning; from scratch
to throw open; to leave open
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
schoolgirl; female student
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
so what!; who gives a damn?
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
another school; other schools
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
the customer is always right; the customer is king
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
under construction; in preparation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)