national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
inside; interior; inner part
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
promotion (school, military, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
stillness; repose; standing still
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be embarrassed; to lose face
delusion; trick of the imagination
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
overanxiety; needless worry
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor