first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ask a question; to ask questions
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
after school (at the end of the day)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
both (people); the two of them
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
money matter; question of money; money trouble
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)