skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to give the stamp of approval
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
prayer for school success
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
silence (not speaking); muteness
no matter how much time passes
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
store interior; inside of a shop
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
counter seat; seat at the counter
large serving; large portion
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry