eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
absence due to illness; sick leave
to concern; to be related
grasp; catch; understanding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; but; no more than
incident; affair; happening; event
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to pick up; to find; to gather
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)