dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
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
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
after school (at the end of the day)
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
occasional; infrequent; rare
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
letter; missive; note; mail
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
patient's condition; pathology
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
again; once more; a second time
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
end of term; end of semester