to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
almost every day; almost daily
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
promotion (school, military, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
writing implement; writing tool
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
primary school; elementary school; grade school
self-defense; self-defence
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news