slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
female high-school student
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
no pain, no gain; no cross, no crown
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
at once; immediately; right now
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry