middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
continuation; succession; series
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
degree of familiarity; popularity
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
original song; original melody
craving for the limelight
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
speaking voice; talking voice
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to bury; to embed; to implant