academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
new student; freshman; first-year student
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
elder sister; effeminate man
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent