creak; squeak; creaking sound
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to lean against; to set against
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to behave well; to mind one's manners
calamity; misfortune; disaster
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
going to and fro; back and forth
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
sports ground; sports oval
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to raise one's voice; to shout
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
weak child; frail child; gangly child
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to breathe out; to exhale
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)