first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
French; French food; French cuisine
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
20th day of the month; 20 days
10th day of the month; ten days
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
nonchalant air; unruffled air
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
form; shape; figure; morph
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
plaintive; piteous; doleful
world; society; people; the public
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear