white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
crucial; critical; vital; core
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
lord of a manor; estate steward
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
spring break; spring vacation
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
in company; among people; philtrum
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
leader; central personage
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
etc.; et cetera; and so on
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
tournament; knockout competition
rejection (of an application)