hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to arrive home; to return
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
nth district of a town; nth city block
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to turn right; to turn to the right
to jump up and down; to hop
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate