to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
without; but if; otherwise; or else
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
liquid crystal (display) panel
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
suddenly; all of a sudden
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
every person; each one; everybody
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
corridor; hallway; passageway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)