jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
opinion; intention; thought
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
shock therapy; shock treatment
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
another time; some other time
platform; home; home base; home plate
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to cause someone to worry
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together