academic background; academic credentials; academic record
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
unique; peculiar; singular
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
head; chief; boss; leader
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
caller; visitor; company; guest
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
very loose; slowly; leisurely
pride in one's strength or skill
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
contest; comparison; competition
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
information transfer; information transmission
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
potato chips; potato crisps
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to slap; to strike; to spank