center part; middle part; center-parted bangs; curtains; hair intakes
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
as if nothing had happened
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
reason; cause; history; origin
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
close; intimate; on good terms
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
build; physique; frame; constitution