related article; related story
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
program (e.g. TV); programme
(Japanese-style) living room
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
counter for books; volume
succession; continuation; series; sequence
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
postcard; memo; note; card
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
humming a tune (while doing something else)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
society; the world; the times
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to raise one's voice; to shout
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
street at night; making a night journey
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
useless resistance; vain struggle
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
moonlight; moon; moonbeams