area; region; district; locality
active; dynamic; energetic
wide-open; frank; open; candid
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to ask; to enquire; to query
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
magazine; journal; periodical
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
curse; spell; malediction
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go past; to pass; to pass by
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)