to manage something successfully; to be successful
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
true character; true heart; true spirit
shudder; shiver; agitation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
female friend; woman friend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
samue; monk's working clothes
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
busy; having no time (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
fireworks display; display of fireworks
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to speak; to say; to vocalize