famous school or university
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
millilitre; milliliter; mL
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
shah; former ruler of Iran
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
potato chips; potato crisps
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
two classes; double; two sets
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
major subject; special study
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings