shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
research; study; investigation
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
brand-new article; new item
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to be helpful; to be useful
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
self-control; self-restraint
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
weird; odd; bizarre; curious