New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
the other day; a few days ago
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to blow through; to blow across
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stop walking; to pause
junior high school student; middle school pupil
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
sailor suit; middy uniform
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
whole face; all over one's face
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy