crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
talkie (motion picture with sound); prerecorded announcement
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses