withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
modesty; humility; being humble
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
imagination; supposition; guess
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
because of; owing to; due to
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
around the clock; day and night
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
body; physical system; (the) person