fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
new book; new publication
all (there is); as long as there is
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
electricity; (electric) light
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
symbol; code; sign; notation
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
clicking; clopping; clacking
school; school building; schoolhouse
senior high school; high school
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
apparent age (of someone); rough age
scene; spectacle; sight; view
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
composition; setting (of music)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)