nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
throughout; all through; right through
older sister; elder sister
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
something; some kind of; for some reason
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
elopement; running away with a lover
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
hot topic; talk of the town
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
double suicide; lovers' suicide
close; intimate; on good terms
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo