bureaucratic routine; red tape
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to count; to include in the number
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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
independence; self-reliance
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
confections; sweets; candy; cake
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
towering; astonishingly high
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
joining a club as a trial
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to watch steadily; to stare