eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to break a dam; to burst out
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
being in school; being a student of
love for one's current school or alma mater
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
extracurricular activities
everybody; every last one of them; all
general idea; concept; notion
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
killing two birds with one stone
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at once; there and then; immediately
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous