junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
competent; suitable; qualified
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
story; tale; talk; discussion
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
surely; certainly; without doubt
president (of a society); chairman
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
school grades; academic results
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
several people; a few people
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to go out and away; to leave
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
senior high school student
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)