you could say; you might say; verging on the
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
practice; practising; experience
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to begin; to set about; to start
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
fully prepared; all ready
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sleepover; overnight stay
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly