outline; summary; argument
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
before ... days (months, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
reality; actuality; hard fact
possible; likely; probable
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
plump; with a thud; heavily
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising