school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
after a long time; for the first time in a while
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
wherein; therein; thereinto
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
in the end; on top of that
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification