to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
elementary level; beginner level
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
courting; wooing; making advances
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to have one's hair stand on end
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
cease-fire; truce; armistice
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
special; particular; peculiar; unique
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away