facing; opposite; across the street; other side
plump; with a thud; heavily
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
results; record; grades; marks
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
leaving everything up to someone else
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
educational institution; educational facilities
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
nervous disorder; neurosis
interval; break; pause; spare moment
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
it's not like; it isn't as if
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing