to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
regret; repentance; remorse
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
impossible; unlikely; improbable
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
being left out; being ostracized
to become settled; to be fixed
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
vitality; energy; dynamism
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
second day of the month; two days
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal