to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
the public; general public
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
relatively; comparatively
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to forget completely; to leave behind
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
a long time ago; in those days
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words