ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
moisture; humidity; dampness
air conditioning; air cooling
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
female high school student
continuing one's education into university
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to play around; to gallivant about
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
as one had hoped; as one wishes
student of a women's college; female university student
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
moment; brief space of time
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
along the river; riverside
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
society; the world; the times