trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
by itself; automatically; naturally
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
relatively; comparatively
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to call the roll; to take attendance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
like it or not; like or not like
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling