to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
study; diligence; discount; reduction
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
third day of the month; three days
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
careful observation; close attention
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; (lit.) practising swimming on a tatami mat
to pass (of time); to elapse
home economics; domestic science
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science