attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
can't help; won't make much difference
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
new arrivals; new acquisitions
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dullard; indecisive person
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
front entrance; front door
route; way; course; directions
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
link; directory entry; rink
transfer student; student changing schools
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to fall ill; to be taken ill
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
truancy; school non-attendance
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
periodic medical check-up (examination)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch