to torment; to harass; to tease
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
annual (plant); first-year student
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
study; pursuit of knowledge
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
as a child; when one was a child
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
head; brains; intelligence
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
job hunting; job searching
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
air conditioning; air cooling
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
tuna minced with Welsh onion leaves (type of sushi topping)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order