completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
popular person; favorite; favourite
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
roundabout road; curving road
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to bring back; to restore
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene