spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
slightly early; just before
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
residing; living; dwelling
Saitama (city, prefecture)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
leather; leather-bound; leathern
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to look forward to something
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
form; shape; figure; visage
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
right under; directly below
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
authority; power; function
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
horizon (related to land)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than