new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
counter for books; volume
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to attempt; to test; to try out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to go out and away; to leave
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
such a thing; something like that
to be needed; to be wanted
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
headache inducing; vexing
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to talk to oneself; to mutter
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to compose; to put together
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs