investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
at that time; in those days
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to examine someone's expression
marathon; long-distance race