illumination; decorative lighting
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
partly open; in half bloom
pessimism; disappointment
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
finding employment; getting a job
recommendation; referral; endorsement
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
February; second month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
motorcycle (with a displacement of 50cc or more); motorbike
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
surrounding at a distance
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)