practice; practising; experience
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
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
charming; fascinating; attractive
every year; yearly; annually
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
winter vacation; winter holidays
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
senior high school; high school
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
particularly; only; in the case of
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to do for (the sake of someone else)