in the morning; during the morning
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tension; mental strain; nervousness
breaking off; snapping off
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
physical education; PE; gym (class)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
time; hour; period; class
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny