finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
to smirk; to grin broadly
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
regret; repentance; remorse
that's impossible; I can't believe it
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
terraced fields; terraced farm
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
such a thing; something like that
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
study; learning; tutorial
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
through; by way of; after; via
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful