celebration; congratulations
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
schoolgirl; female student
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
first meeting; first interview with
results; record; grades; marks
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
facial expression of feigned ignorance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
exceedingly; extremely; decisively