understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
senior high school student
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cram school; private tutoring school
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
several people; a few people
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
without permission; without notice
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate