growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
(one's) quota; assignment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to chase; to run after; to pursue
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to increase; to add to; to augment
by today; before the day is over
collective responsibility; joint liability
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
reopening; resumption; restarting
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
boy; son; baby boy; young man
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down