to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
name; given name; first name
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
at that time; in those days
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
second; number two; runner-up
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
in one's own way or style
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to