gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
even if; even though; however; no matter how
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
splish-splash; with a splash
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
just because; even if; even though
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be kind to; to treat kindly
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
incident; affair; happening; event
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)