mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
schoolgirl; female student
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
elopement; running away with a lover
to move (house); to change residence
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
calm; composed; cool; quiet
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
ward office; council (regional)
outside the city; suburbs
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)