annual (plant); first-year student
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
educational or school system
eccentric; crank; oddball
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
discussion; argument; debate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
proposal; motion; recommendation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range