to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
sports-minded; sports-oriented
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
overheating; overexcitement
narrow; thin (sized); slender
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
shop; small store; business; firm
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to collect; to assemble; to gather
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
pure heart; naivete; innocence
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking