(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
of course; certainly; naturally
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to become keen on; to get passionate about
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
and; thereupon; because of that
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle