skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
invisibly; secretly; privately
dozens; scores of; decades
to say; to tell; to state; to do
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
review (of learned material); revision
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin