brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
second day of the month; two days
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
life; living; I; me; student
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
in one's own way or style
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
running as fast as one can
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive