to blush; to have flushed cheeks
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
results; record; grades; marks
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
receiving; acceptance; reception
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
spirit; heart; disposition
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
feminine; womanly; female
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to smile (at); to grin (at)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
desperately; for one's dear life
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to make a lasting impression
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
everything; anything; nothing
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child