to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
odorless; odourless; unscented
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
advanced level; high grade; senior
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; thoroughly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
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
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
glibly; volubly; at great length
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
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
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
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
woman; female; feminine gender