thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
preparation; arrangements
to go out and away; to leave
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
society; public; community; social studies
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
first meeting; first interview with