shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
powder snow; powdery snow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
silently (in a bad mood); sullenly; gloomily; taciturnly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
instant; moment; for an instant
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
... years old; age (of) ...
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
summer vacation; summer holiday
last week; the week before
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
investigation; research; looking something up
reading partway; leaving half-read
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs