fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to watch steadily; to stare
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very; extremely; excessively
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
annual (plant); first-year student
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
trivial; not amounting to much
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
attendance (at school); going to school
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
rice and curry; curry rice
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings