pupil; student; schoolchild
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
meritocracy; merit system
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
surroundings; environs; circumference
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
later on; eventually; afterwards
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken