recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
genius; prodigy; natural gift
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be transparent; to show through
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
senior high school student
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to raise one's voice; to shout
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
function; facility; faculty; feature
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fort; stronghold; fortification
power; authority; influence
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
outermost region of the castle
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
dwelling; house; residence; address
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
small hill; low hill; hillock
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)