overseas student; exchange student
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
in this way; along these lines; similarly
sea level; (surface of) sea
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
young and energetic; up-and-coming
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
in the end; at the end of the day
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
husband and wife; married couple
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to give an impression; to make an impression
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed