since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
as far as the eye can see
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
at a young age; while still young
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
review (of learned material); revision
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
about; concerning; as to; regarding
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
large amount of money; great cost
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
not necessarily so; is not always true
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
beauty of style; beauty of form
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings