astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
in deep black; in jet black
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
new student; freshman; first-year student
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
belief; faith; conviction
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)