pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
righteousness; justice; right
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
road approaching a shrine
display window; shop window; store window
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
reason; logic; method; system; order
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
un-; non-; negative prefix
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Aries (constellation); the Ram
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment