to wash away; to rinse off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to apologize; to apologise
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
name; given name; first name
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
three; three years of age
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only; merely; but; no more than
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
piece; fragment; one (object)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to finish reading; to read through
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull