to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
identification; ID; identity
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
document; official papers
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
framing (e.g. a picture); flaming; hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
joint together; opposite; facing
finish; finishing; finishing touches
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
no matter how much time passes
only; merely; but; no more than
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up