to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn towards; to point
to set (sun); to become dark
pitch dark; total darkness
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
senior high school student
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
quiet; still; surreptitious
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
summer vacation; summer holiday
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
discovery; detection; finding
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wear glasses; to put on glasses