to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to go out and away; to leave
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to add (to); to add on; to append
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
as you can imagine; as imagined
several weeks; a few weeks
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
because of; owing to; due to
leaving everything up to someone else
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)