peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
general; overall; across-the-board
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
unexpected meeting; coincidence
older sister; lass; young lady
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to gather strength; to take heart
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)