normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
(not so) much; (not) very
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
senior high school; high school
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
school; school building; schoolhouse
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
double; twice (as much); twofold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
excursion; field trip; school trip
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix