as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
society; public; community; social studies
conquest; domination; mastery
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
to be too numerous; to be too much
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
cattleya (type of orchid)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
becoming fraught with emotion
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
toddling; taking tottering steps
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself