to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
notice; attention; observation
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
environment; circumstance
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
literally; to the letter; literal
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
common people; ordinary people; masses
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
two legs; two feet; two pairs
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
homeroom; form room; form class
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
great depth; bottomless; great height
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
time; season; period; phase; stage
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)