request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
wherein; therein; thereinto
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
decision; determination; resolution
to fight against; to oppose; to face
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
trauma (usu. psychological)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
senior high school student
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes