advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
comfort (in living place)
stairs; stairway; staircase
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
home area; home town; local
whispering into a person's ear
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
potato chips; potato crisps
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
potato chips; potato crisps
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
to talk (a person) down; to confute
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
older sister and younger brother
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
qualitative difference; disparity; gap