to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
nape (of the neck); nucha
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
suited figure; person in a suit
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
commuting to school; school commute
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
high street; town centre (center)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland