pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
freshly pounded (rice cake)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
schoolgirl; female student
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to look away; to turn away
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
bright person; talented student; prodigy
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
society; the world; the times
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to imitate; to follow; to emulate