calm; composed; leisurely
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
feelings; thoughts; meaning
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
close; intimate; on good terms
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
to be conspicuous; to stand out
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
assertion; declaration; affirmation
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to head home; to leave for home
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to clear up; to become cloudless
sunlight; rays of the Sun
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
schoolgirl; female student
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)