faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
political situation; political affairs
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
vitality; energy; dynamism
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be free; to be available
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
way (of doing); manner; method; means
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(not) even once; (not) ever
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to put out; to extinguish
devoted; self-sacrificing
to be silent; to say nothing
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner