to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
closing time; lockup; curfew
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
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to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to this extent; to this degree; this much
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
limited time; limited-time offer
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
to attempt; to test; to try out
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve