lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to be born; to come into the world
to get late; to advance; to wear on
river; stream; River; the ... river
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
what is called; what they call; so-called
great person; eminent figure
genius; prodigy; natural gift
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
plural; multiple; several
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
the first and second; a few
being about to cry; the verge of tears
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
allotment (allocation) of marks
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size