loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to speak ill of; to disparage
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
Okayama (city, prefecture)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
close; intimate; on good terms
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
probability; likelihood; chances
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
heading; headline; index; headword
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
participation; joining; entry; adherence
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level