transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
tips of one's hair; hair ends
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
elective subject or course
introduction; outline; general remarks
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
freckles; buckwheat chaff
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to dye; to colour; to color
last week; the week before
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
very; extremely; excessively