coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
on the occasion of; at the time of
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
observation; survey; watching
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
the way back; the way home; return trip
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
none of your business; not your concern
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to come back; to bloom a second time
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to erase all trace of something
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
opposite side; other side; other party
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget