to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
youthful; young; young-looking
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
summer vacation; summer holiday
using as an intermediary; through
cake or snack served with tea
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to bring; to take; to bring about
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
ardent; passionate; vehement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
never mind!; don't worry about it
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)