the ways of the world; human nature
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
calm; composed; leisurely
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
article; news story; report; account
to rebuke; to scold harshly
heading; headline; index; headword
before it happens; beforehand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
white (complexion); fair-skinned
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
head of the student council; president of the student council
that; the matter in question
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
leadership; initiative; spearhead