completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
observation; survey; watching
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
schedule; program; programme; agenda
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
summertime; summer season
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency