to look away; to avert one's eyes
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just because; even if; even though
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hook (high point of a song); chorus
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
alternating; taking turns
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
being left out; being ostracized
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
last week; the week before
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
kindergartener; preschooler
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that; the matter in question
graduation ceremony; commencement
last night; yesterday evening