upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
feminine; womanly; female
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
annual (plant); first-year student
to stop walking; to pause
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
according to plan; as planned; on target
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
traditional; conventional
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
question; inquiry; enquiry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
eating quickly; speed-eating