very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
leader; central personage
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
lately; recently; nowadays
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sailor suit; middy uniform
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
manners; behavior; behaviour
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
(piece of) rope; ordinary method