to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
coagulation; freezing; solidification
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
you could say that; that might be so
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
school store; co-op; purchasing department
(having) two choices; choice between two things
bento; Japanese box lunch
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
entertainment; amusement; fun
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
nice; likeable; desirable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature