student in a lower grade; underclassman
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
studies; schoolwork; classwork
results; record; grades; marks
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
ill will; malice; evil intent
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
glibly; volubly; at great length; to chatter away; to talk at great length; to babble
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
secret; private; surreptitious
woman; female; feminine gender
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative