to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
second-year student; biennial
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
(not so) much; (not) very
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again