one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
ability; capability; skill
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
story; tale; talk; discussion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
close; intimate; on good terms
to get distracted; to jump off the track
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)