flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
present; gift; to give a present or gift
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
society for the study of manga; manga club
graduation ceremony; commencement
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
stealthily; secretly; in secret
boy; son; baby boy; young man
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)