depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(how) many times; (how) often
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
pale; pallid; bluish-white
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
first thing in the morning
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
runner-up; second (in a race)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
spring break; spring vacation
clothes; clothing; garments
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
special radio or television programme; television special
to think constantly about; to dwell on
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly