height of; middle of; full bloom
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
why; how; for what reason
to look around; to survey
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
deputy head teacher; vice principal
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
student guidance; student counseling
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn