mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to manage something successfully; to be successful
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
club activities; extracurricular activities
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
end of term; end of semester
very important person; super star; super big shot
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
and (also); both ... and; as well as
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
girl's feeling; maiden's mind