shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
this and that; one thing or another
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to strangle; to constrict
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to talk the night away; to talk all night
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
admiration; being impressed (by)
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
don't worry about it; forget about it
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
home area; home town; local
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
but; however; although; though
something; some kind of; for some reason
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
overseas student; exchange student