tall figure; high stature
curl; curly hair; ringlet
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
(one) could even say that
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
loveable; very likeable; like very much
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
never mind!; don't worry about it
exclusive; attached to; specialist
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
freckles; buckwheat chaff
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
lying face down; upside down; prone