as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
life; living; I; me; student
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
after school (at the end of the day)
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wild chrysanthemum; aster
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sweet voice; seductive voice
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?