field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to pretend; to act (as if)
comparatively; relatively
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to telephone; to make a phone call
junior high school student; middle school pupil
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lower half of the body; nether parts
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be relieved; to feel relieved
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
older sister; elder sister
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)