woman; female; feminine gender
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
tension; mental strain; nervousness
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
grasp; catch; understanding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
depending on; dependent on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
new student; freshman; first-year student
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
club activities; extracurricular activities
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively