in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
spring break; spring vacation
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to compose; to put together
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cram school; private tutoring school
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
(period of) a year; during an era
long; drawn-out; very long
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
school district; school area
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally