establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to succeed; to bear fruit
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
very interesting; of great interest
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
beforehand; in advance; previously
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
person unfit for society; misfit