sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to hide; to keep to oneself
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
thickly; heavily; profusely; through and through; to the core; proper
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
cunning; crafty; shrewd; guileful
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
oppression; suppression; pressure
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
long slits (esp. of eyes)
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
strong-willed; strong of heart
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
hard worker; hardworking person
to complete decisively; to do to completion