letter; missive; note; mail
store selling musical instruments
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at first; in the beginning; originally
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
God; god; ace; king; superior person
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
summertime; summer season
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to repeat; to do something over again
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
future; possible; potential; prospective
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
modern Japanese; current written style
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)