to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
not understanding; not knowing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
tension; mental strain; nervousness
a pair (of shoes or socks)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
mental health; mental hygiene
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
going through; going via; going by way of
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to bail out (water); to scoop out
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
comparatively; relatively
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
being left out; being ostracized
notebook computer; laptop
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
enumeration; citation; listing
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene