appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
ten; 10; ten years of age
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
because; for; the reason why is ...
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
society; company; the public; the world
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
charming; fascinating; attractive
woman; female; feminine gender
murder of one's own lord or father
decision; determination; resolution
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
continuing one's education into high school
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
cram school; private tutoring school
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
something like ...; something called ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not so) much; (not) very
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
female friend; woman friend
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
women's language; word used by women
to have a reason; to have an excuse
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
spoken language; colloquial expression
object of romantic interest