academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hello; good day; good afternoon
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to complain; to make a complaint
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)