clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
separate; scattered; apart
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
like a part of the family
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indescribable; having no way to express
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
regret; repentance; remorse
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
foreign; abroad; overseas
migration; move; emigration; immigration
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away