change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
circulation (of the blood)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
open field; empty lot; plain
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
(not) merely; (not) simply
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
serious; severe; grave; acute
newspaper reporter; print journalist
eternal; unlimited; endless
contrived; false-sounding
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to shake; to sway; to waver
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be opposite; to face each other
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
self-timer; delayed-action (shutter release)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there