characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
cooperative buying; group buying; joint purchase
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
female high-school student
failure; mistake; blunder
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
emotional scars; mental trauma
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
library; book collection; paperback book
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
study; pursuit of knowledge
to affect; to impact; to influence
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum