going around; patrol; round; tour
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
motive power; driving force
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to become clear; to be made public
reaction; response; reaction
shopping; purchased goods
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
innumerable; countless; numberless
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
meteor swarm; meteor shower
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
job hunting; job searching
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to raise one's voice; to shout
long time; long interval; for quite some time