to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
economic fortune; luck with money
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
(act of) writing on a blackboard
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
sense of loss; feeling of loss
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to explain adequately; to be accountable
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
fertile shoot of field horsetail
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)