shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cling to (e.g. old customs); to adhere to; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to linger (on); to progress slowly
many; much; plenty; hardly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
human kindness; human weakness
infectious disease; infection
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
letting (someone) die without helping
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
safety zone; traffic island
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
consequently; as a result; in the end
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself