to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
not caring; not giving a damn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already; now; no longer; not any more
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
reason; cause; circumstances
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
though; notwithstanding; although
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
older sister; elder sister
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at that time; in those days
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
university entrance examination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)