dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
annual (plant); first-year student
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
lately; recently; nowadays
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to breathe out; to exhale
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
commuting to school; school commute
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rock; to shake; to swing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
schoolgirl; female student
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the same grade; same class
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy