fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hostess club where certain sexual conduct is allowed
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
this world; this life; world of the living
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
something like ...; something called ...
vocational school; technical school
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate