root; source; origin; cause
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
in the meanwhile; during the time
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
backward somersault; backward roll
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
technique; art; skill; move
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to triumph; to be elated with success
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end