elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to chase; to run after; to pursue
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
New Year's Eve; end of the year
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
all you can drink; bottomless cup
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
no, not like that (but like this)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
about when; about what time; how soon
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem