to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pupil; student; schoolchild
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
start of a romance; beginning of love
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history