spring day; spring sunlight
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
modesty; humility; being humble
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
smoothly; easily; readily
to stop walking; to pause
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
whenever you want; any time you like
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
occasional; infrequent; rare
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan