pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to shed light; to cast light
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
now that you say that; now that you mention it
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
heaven and earth; top and bottom
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
taste; liking; preference
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
(a place) out of one's reach
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
start of a romance; beginning of love