to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
of great promise; with a promising future
boy; son; baby boy; young man
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
admission ticket for an examination
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicate reason; infers some protest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
accomplishment; execution
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable