magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
don't you think?; indicates question
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to cause someone to worry
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to telephone; to make a phone call
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
former years; formerly; a few years ago
eight (long cylindrical things)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
convenient; handy; useful
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically