hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
surname; family name; last name
transfer student; student changing schools
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
very; much; greatly; a lot of
future (usually near); prospects
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
prickling; stinging; tingling
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
observation; survey; watching
box cutter; utility knife
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire