thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
life; living; I; me; student
major subject; special study
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older sister; elder sister
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sexual experience (with women)
first meeting; first interview with
not yet known; unknown; strange
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
acceleration; speeding up
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity