to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to open (one's eyes) wide
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
as (for); for; in the capacity of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
calamity; misfortune; disaster
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after that; afterwards; thereafter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
evening meal; dinner; supper