to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
society; public; community; social studies
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
club activities; extracurricular activities
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
nonchalantly; without a care
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in the end; at the end of the day