straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
without leaving any trace
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
indeed; really; truly; very much
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
since; henceforth; ever since
genius; prodigy; natural gift
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common