to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
in that manner; like that
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
senior high school student
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
un-Japanese in appearance or character
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to brighten; to grow light
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
observation; survey; watching
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to pass (of time); to elapse
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)