black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to correct oneself; to restate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step back; to walk backwards
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
menial; meanness; servility; abject
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
way; method; means; resource; course
comfort; consolation; diversion
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)