shall ...; to assume; to suppose
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
stay of execution; suspended sentence
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dated; date; fixed; external
to grow up; to become an adult
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
life; living; I; me; student
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
sour look; surly face; pout
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
to show signs of; to appear
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
connection; link; relationship
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
senior high school; high school
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
deep affection; dear; beloved
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy