to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
school inter-class ball-game competition
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
sympathy; empathy; response
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
living thing; organism; creature; biology
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
these guys; these fellows
to have troubles; to have concerns
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
and so; therefore; for that reason
to be worried; to be troubled
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
possible; likely; probable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
about; concerning; related to; -ish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point