beginning; opening; start; outset
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
death by suffocation; death by choking
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
that day; the very same day
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
on the way home from school
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to tear up and throw away
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
button (clothing); push-button; button
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)