to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
signs of rain; threat of rain
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
way of speaking; intimation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
making a show of one's faults
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
young literary enthusiast
study; diligence; discount; reduction
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to badger; to pester; to beg
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
older sister; elder sister
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
primary school; elementary school; grade school
character (in a novel, film, etc.)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
popular person; favorite; favourite