area; domain; territory; field; range; region
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
female friend; woman friend
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
digital versatile disc; DVD
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
middle and high-school students
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
reaction; response; reaction
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
electric bass; bass guitar
suddenly; all of a sudden
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
traditional; conventional
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet