dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
unrequited love; one-sided love
this (very thing); this precisely
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
female university student; female college student
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
coating (esp. lacquering)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band