withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
homeroom; form room; form class
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
transfer student; student changing schools
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
first meeting; first interview with
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way