pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to lie down; to throw oneself down
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
novel; story; (work of) fiction
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
material; materials; data; information; documents
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
boy; son; baby boy; young man
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to get hungry; to become hungry
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
still; even now; to this day