distinction; differentiation; classification
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
it is not (like that) either
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
just a minute; small quantity