married woman; another's wife
female university student; female college student
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
that day; the very same day
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
door; gate; opening; title page
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
senior high school student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very young; little; childish; immature
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...