outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
upward tendency; rising trend
school building; schoolhouse
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
superiority complex; sense of superiority
opposite side; opposition
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in case of; at that time; at this time
same generation; one's generation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
senior high school student
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to make a lasting impression
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan