formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
superiority complex; sense of superiority
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
reduced scale; scaling down
body tissue; body composition
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality