freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
now that you say that; now that you mention it
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
plural; multiple; several
disorder; disturbance; unrest
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
opening ceremony (of the school term)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
losing the means of livelihood
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)