order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
extremely; exceedingly; deeply; painfully
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
wide (open); gapingly; agape
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
schoolgirl; female student
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to die; to ascend to heaven
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
great love; passionate affair