one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
to make merry; to be festive
premature joy; short-lived elation
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
chief; main; principal; important
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
morning; forenoon; just before noon
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
being too late; losing one's final chance
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)