youth; adolescence; springtime of life
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
home area; home town; local
coeducation; mixed-sex education
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
while; even though; despite
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
graduate; alumnus; alumna
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch