frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
about this time; about now
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
opening and shutting; opening and closing
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
the ocean; the great deep
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to pass each other; to brush past each other; to mingle together
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
bento; Japanese box lunch
a second time; again; once more; twice
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned