tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
unexpected meeting; coincidence
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
is something that; is that which
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
senior high school; high school
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
truancy; school non-attendance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
trauma (usu. psychological)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing