to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
home area; home town; local
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
the way back; the way home; return trip
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite side; other side; other party
over-fond parent; doting parent
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary