exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
desperately; for one's dear life
one day; (on) a certain day
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
further; even more; still more; all the more
4th day of the month; four days
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
matter causing distress; something causing worry
hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
back off!; leave me alone!
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
proposal; offer; request; application
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia