depression; low spirits; dejection
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to do together; to share; to participate in
leaving everything up to someone else
cooler box; cooler; cool box
elder sister; effeminate man
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
older brother; elder brother
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
how; in what way; circumstances
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
everyday life; daily life
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
physical law; laws of physics
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)