footpath; walkway; sidewalk
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
winter vacation; winter holidays
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
surrounding at a distance
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
but; however; provided that
second day of the month; two days
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
originally; by nature; from the start
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to play a leading role; to play a central part
human relations; personal relationships
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
each; (arch.) you (plural)
almost; roughly; approximately
planned; scheduled; systematic
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately