nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
to be perturbed; to be agitated
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
clearing one's throat; cough
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
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
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor