tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
day of month; counter for days
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
memory; sense; experience
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
way; course; the only way
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
quickly adaptable; pro-active
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
hundred points; perfect mark
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to complete decisively; to do to completion
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness