being startled; getting a shock
now; the present time; just now; another; more
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)