receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
several years; a few years
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
go that far; to that extent
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
student (esp. a university student)
(full) name; family name and given name
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
surname; family name; last name
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
how long; how much; to what extent
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
excursion; field trip; school trip
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
personification; anthropomorphization
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
regret; repentance; remorse
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
real hair; one's own hair
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited