sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
kick; treating (someone) poorly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to blow out; to spout out
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
student in a lower grade; underclassman
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
everything; anything; nothing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)