head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
very; extremely; excessively
tear gland; lacrimal gland
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
commencing with; including
public and private; official and personal; government and people
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
starting point; starting line
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
value; worth; virtue; blessing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
chief; main; principal; important
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence