to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
long-awaited; much-awaited
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
freely; frankly; without reserve
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to breathe out; to exhale
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
just past noon; afternoon
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to work hard; to work diligently
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
morning; forenoon; just before noon
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to be greedy; to devour greedily
had better ...; had better not ...