to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
head of the student council; president of the student council
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to accept; to receive; to agree
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
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
day after day; day by day
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes