record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
participation; joining; entry; adherence
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
winter vacation; winter holidays
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
distrust of (other) human beings
independence; self-reliance
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
final; eventual; ultimate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected