academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
return; relapse; recurrence
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
since one was born; (in) all one's life
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
on the occasion of; at the time of
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
flour; meal; powder; dust
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
collective responsibility; joint liability
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
prickling; stinging; tingling
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
genius; prodigy; natural gift
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
group; party; team; squad; section
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with