second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
eccentric; crank; oddball
ignorant of the ways of the world
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
nervousness; oversensitivity
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
cooperation; collaboration
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk