trembling from fear; trembling all over
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
a glance; a look; a glimpse
what do you want?; can I help you?
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
they; those guys; those fellows
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
even more; still more; further
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet