to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
limited time; limited-time offer
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
closing time; lockup; curfew
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies