very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
again; once again; yet again
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
because of; owing to; due to
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
never mind!; don't worry about it
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
to mix; to stir; to blend
ill-bred; poorly brought up
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
cake served with tea; teacake
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic