betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
the same generation; coeval
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
female high school student
growth period; growing season
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
treating someone like a child
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to be found; to be discovered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
schedule; program; calendar
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional