appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
summer cold (illness); summer flu
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
one's (living) environment
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
much less; to say nothing of
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
life; living; I; me; student
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
3000; three thousand; many
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to refer to; to use as reference
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily