one's own work; making by oneself
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
sampling food; tasting; trying
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
new registration; registering for the first time
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
bragging of one's misfortune
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
formal marriage interview
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
marriage proposal; marriage talks
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
capable of anything; liable to do
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up