delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
tradition; legend; folklore
to become a thing of the past
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
appointment; rendezvous; date
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be transparent; to show through
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
largehearted; frank; unaffected
female friend; woman friend
junior high school student; middle school pupil
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand