matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
table tennis club; ping-pong club
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
even if; even though; however; no matter how
everybody; every last one of them; all
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
reality; actuality; hard fact
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
older sister; elder sister
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point