sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to become dim; to become blurred
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
on the occasion of; at the time of
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(not) a single person; (no) one
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to ask; to enquire; to query
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
customization; customisation
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
compulsory subject; required subject
called; known as; that; to say
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of