to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
because of; owing to; due to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
difference; disparity; gap
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
radiant smile; contented smile
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of