(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
trekking shoes; hiking shoes
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to understand; to make out
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
sincerity; true heart; devotion
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
disclosure; exposure; revelation
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
way; method; means; resource; course
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently