(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up and down; to hop
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
urban areas; the streets; town; city
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
club activities; extracurricular activities
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to backfire; to have a harmful result
momentum; amount of exercise
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
speaking voice; talking voice
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
but; however; although; though
for the first time in one's life
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to get thin; to taper off
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
institutionalization (of a practice); systematization; systematic implementation
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town