school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
rather; better; instead; if anything
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
height (of body); stature
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to grow taller (of people)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy