the student has become the master; (lit.) blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
at one's feet; underfoot; a respectful term written after the addressee's name in a formal letter; you; thou
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
nasal congestion; nose being clogged up
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket