writing; composition; essay; sentence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
instead; but (on the other hand)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
not necessarily so; is not always true
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
selection; choice; option
library (usu. single-room); small library
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to like; to love; to be fond of
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
close; intimate; on good terms
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to thrust before; to thrust at
particularly; only; in the case of
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
covered with; stained; smeared
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to look away; to avert one's eyes
if you think about it; come to think of it
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency