elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
pupil; student; schoolchild
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
being about to cry; the verge of tears
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
such; like that; that sort of; very
arm; skill; efforts; ability
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
bento; Japanese box lunch
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facing; opposite; across the street; other side