water's edge; beach; foreshore
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so?; I see; right; oh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to face; to go towards; to head towards
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
after a long time; for the first time in a while
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
club activities; extracurricular activities
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise