literature; books (reference); document
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
source of information; intelligence source; message source
expulsion movement; boycott
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to count; to include in the number
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
shellfish; seashell; shell
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
as is usual with; in common with
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry