spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to explain adequately; to be accountable
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to cut corners; to be shoddy
life; living; I; me; student
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be boiled; to be cooked
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant