coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to be worried; to be troubled
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
writing implement; writing tool
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
every year; yearly; annually
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
brain tumor; brain tumour
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to look down over; to look down on
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(period of) a year; during an era