alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
what's what; heads or tails
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
briskly; quickly; promptly
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to sink (into); to get depressed
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to send flying with a kick
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
part; portion; glimpse; bit
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
ultralight; ultralightweight
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness