second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to bring; to take; to bring about
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
growing wild (naturally); native
fertile shoot of field horsetail
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
like this; this sort; this way
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in