development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
Tyltyl (from the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck)
fast-talking; rapid talking
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
but; however; although; though
to have a talk; to tell a story
to need; to call for; to require
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to discuss; to talk together
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
pupil; student; schoolchild
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to thrust away; to send flying
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone