to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
physical education; PE; gym (class)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
eight (long cylindrical things)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
sound of something falling
to be strangled; to be constricted
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to shove in; to push in; to force in
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
field trip; excursion; off-campus learning activity
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to raise one's voice; to shout
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
great person; great figure; person of great character
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
public announcement (in a department store, etc.); announcement over an (indoor) public address system
service entrance; delivery entrance
blocking the way; standing in the way
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
comma; decimal point; radix point