pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
sincere; honest; faithful
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to play around; to gallivant about
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
communication skills; communication ability
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
bet; wager; stake; gamble