intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
many; numerous; various; large number of
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to have the privilege of doing
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff