attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
new student; freshman; first-year student
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
long slits (esp. of eyes)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
rebellious phase; rebellious age
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
evening meal; dinner; supper
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
leisure time; idle moment