commuting to school; school commute
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to jar; to creak; to grate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to speak; to hear a voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
place; situation; position; location
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
smallish; on the small side
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)