bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
schoolgirl; female student
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
individual; private person; personal; private
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that is to say; so that means
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
story; tale; talk; discussion
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to concern; to be related
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
society; public; community; social studies
manners; courtesy; etiquette
arrogant; haughty; insolent
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
second-year student; biennial
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion