one's own style; self-taught manner
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
every evening; night after night
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when it becomes; when it comes to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)