junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
surrounding at a distance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
either way; in any case; one way or another
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
retreating figure; appearance from behind
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
prize for perfect attendance
to become calm; to die down
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
honour; honor; glory; privilege
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
admiration; wonder; astonishment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
accomplishment; execution