companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
both sides; two sides; double-sided
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
putting into operation; invocation
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
latchkey child; latchkey kid
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to talk; to carry meaning
personal history; background; career
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
family structure; family composition; family makeup
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
next; secondly; subsequently
to begin talking; to open up
father and child; father and son; father and daughter