to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
what people say; rumours; public opinion
being good at cooking; good cook
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
boy; son; baby boy; young man
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
after that; afterwards; thereafter
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sobering up; method of sobering up
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to make merry; to be festive
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
scandal; deplorable event
private person; individual
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)