huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
thought; consideration; thinking
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
ten; 10; ten years of age
... years old; age (of) ...
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
height (of a person); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
overall; general; as a whole
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
woman; female; feminine gender
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
main cause; primary factor
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety