former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
misprint; typographical error; typo
immediately; right away; on the spot
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
second grade; second class; secondary
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
decrease; reduction; decline
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
congelation; congealment; jelly; jellied fish broth
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
equality; impartiality; evenness
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see