autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
leader; guide; mentor; coach
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
world; society; people; the public
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to be entwined; to be involved
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to try to do; to attempt to do
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
how can (one) do something
to be able to manage somehow or other
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to be worried; to be troubled
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)