talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
good-natured person; nice person
infancy; childhood; tender age
near; close; beside; third person
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
mediocrity; ordinary ability
reason; logic; method; system; order
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
president (of a society); chairman
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to