to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
... years old; age (of) ...
senior high school student
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
rather than; more ... than ...
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
such ... as; or some such
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
reality; actuality; hard fact
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
time; hour; period; class
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
older sister; lass; young lady
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
at once; immediately; right now
to repeat; to do over again
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)