nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
deviation; departure; omission
orders; instructions; directive; command
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
returning from school; going home from school
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
club that has suspended its activities; not attending one's club
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with