roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
looking pale; looking unwell
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
matter causing distress; something causing worry
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
otherwise; or else; if not
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
shooting up one after another
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to