the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
too much; excessively; too
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
for a while; for some time; for a period
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
witnessing; observing; sighting
superiority complex; sense of superiority
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive