dozens; scores of; decades
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
painful to watch; pitiful; pathetic
to suppress one's emotions
control; check; restraint; inhibition
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
two classes; double; two sets
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
through a (computer, etc.) screen
very loose; slowly; leisurely
sentiment; sentimentality
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
two parts; two copies; the second part
marriage proposal; courtship
straight-laced person; stubborn person
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic