drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
any more; any further; any better; any longer
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
how; in what way; by what means
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
question; inquiry; enquiry
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
physical education; PE; gym (class)
traditional Japanese dance
everyday life; daily life
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
this and that; various things
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to become better; to improve
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
ago; since; before; previous