to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
both hands; both arms; ten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
close; intimate; on good terms
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
home; household; family; hearth
decision; determination; resolution
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
limbs; arms and legs; body
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling