barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
in history; ever; historical
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
one grade; first-class; primary
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
life; living; I; me; student
second day of the month; two days
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness