mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
on one hand; on the other hand
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
cooperation; collaboration
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
gossip; corner of the mouth
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
war; battle; match; game; competition
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to recall; to remember; to recollect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more