chapter one; first chapter
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
school building; schoolhouse
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
senior high school student
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
winter vacation; winter holidays
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible