to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to refuse; to decline; to deny
complete; whole; perfect; safe
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be intimate with; to befriend
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to entertain; to make welcome
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to bawl; to cry; to scream
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
beyond one's means or position
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight