(clenched) fist; knuckles
every year; yearly; annually
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
in accordance with plans; just as planned
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
older brother; elder brother
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
older brother and younger sister
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to encamp; to take up positions
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
private tutor; coach; governess
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
godparents; foster parents
elementary and middle schools
in the end; on top of that
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to subsist; to keep on living
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
period of youth; while young
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?