amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(about) medium; middle; average
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
regret; repentance; remorse
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
so; therefore; and; (and) then
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top