reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to look the other way; to hush up a problem
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
continuing one's education into high school
comparatively; quite; rather
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
national character; regional character
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to live through; to survive