individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ability; capability; skill
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be reminded of; to call to mind
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
general public; the masses
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
main cause; primary factor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
perfect; complete; flawless