junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
way (of doing); manner; method; means
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
perfect; complete; flawless
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
right in the middle (of); midst; height