to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
one by one; one after another; successively
back light; backlight; backlite; backup light
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
of course; certainly; naturally
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the way back; the way home; return trip
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
offender; criminal; culprit
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
senior high school student
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained