ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to be erected; to be built
avoiding or dodging responsibility
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
collective responsibility; joint liability
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
memories; recollections; reminiscence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
student (esp. a university student)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
outward appearance; apparent
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
at once; there and then; immediately
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to dye; to colour; to color
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
transfer student; student changing schools
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain