heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
winter vacation; winter holidays
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to keep a watchful eye on
to stand by; to be on standby
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
what is called; what they call; so-called
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school