precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
suspicious character (person, figure)
arrest; apprehension; capture
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
private tutor; coach; governess
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
long ago; already; a long time ago
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to care for someone; to look after someone
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client