perfect; complete; flawless
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
going straight to the infirmary in school
only recently; just of late
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
close to the wall; alongside the wall
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
tall figure; high stature
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
hair (on the head); (a) hair
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to soothe and humor; to coax
such ... as; or some such
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
classmate; friend in the same class
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy