to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
100,000,000; one hundred million
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
misprint; typographical error; typo
immediately; right away; on the spot
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
second grade; second class; secondary
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
weight; heavyweight boxer
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
decrease; reduction; decline
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
congealing; jelly; jellied fish broth
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind