malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
precocity; early ripening; premature development
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
moderate; proper; just right
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
temporary absence from school
report; notification; registration
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
study; research; investigation
discarding; firing (an employee)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to live; to get along; to spend (time)