complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
hating; strongly disliking
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
way (of doing); manner; method; means
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
perfect; complete; flawless
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
small-time candy store; penny candy store
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
going to and from school; school commute
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
right in the middle (of); midst; height