fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
inattention; absent-mindedness
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
choices; alternatives; options
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pupil; student; schoolchild
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fluent (in a language); flowing
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
light; easy; non-serious; minor
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
one night; all night; overnight; one evening