particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
bento; Japanese box lunch
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
quarrel; trouble; dispute
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
timewasting; killing time
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody