nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(social) position; status
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
results; record; grades; marks
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
ground area (e.g. of a building's footprint); land area
a new house; a branch family
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
construction; architecture (of buildings)
celebration for the completion of a project
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
support group; fan club; (election) committee
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food