caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
long coat; full-length coat
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
outward; superficial; external; apparent
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
excess; surplus; superabundance
parents and siblings; one's relatives
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
custom; common practice; habit
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
promotion (school, military, etc.)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
(physical) growth; development