near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
story; tale; talk; discussion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
having no idea; having no clue
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to hand over; to surrender
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
after that; afterwards; thereafter
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thought; consideration; thinking
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy