result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
license; permit; licence; certificate
vocational school; technical school
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
having said that; on the other hand
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
homeroom; form room; form class
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
water's edge; beach; shore
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet