to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to leap back; to jump back
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
the opposite sex; isomerism
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
wicked thought; wicked mind
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
diligent student; studious person
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
plagiarism; plagiarised work
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because