cram school; private tutoring school; juku
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to become possible; to become able to (do)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
corridor; hallway; passageway
prickling; stinging; tingling
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
every single word and phrase; word by word
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be prolonged; to drag on