(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
don't you think?; indicates question
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
as a child; when one was a child
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
the opposite sex; isomerism
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
time; season; period; phase; stage
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
shoji (paper sliding door)
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
(present) head of a family
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)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
... years old; age (of) ...