I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
female high-school student
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to slide into; to slip into
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to move (house); to change residence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
clanging; empty; deserted
to grow up; to become an adult
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal