several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
(another person's) younger sister
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
illustrated diary; picture diary
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
righteousness; justice; right
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to exaggerate; to overstate
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as