intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
strict order; peremptory command
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
you (plural); all of you; you all
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to help each other; to cooperate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
pupil; student; schoolchild
to accept; to receive; to agree
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to lie deep in; to extend far back