tone (of voice); manner of talking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
had better ...; had better not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation