laboratory animal; experimental animal
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
observation; survey; watching
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
menarche; first menstruation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
good humour (humor); good mood
opposite; reverse; contrary
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
discovery; detection; finding
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
founder; originator; pioneer
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
literature; books (reference); document
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to become pale; to turn pale
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sanity; consciousness; soberness
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sudden change; complete change
resignation; acceptance; consolation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
companion; partner; spouse
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad