digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lose sight of; to miss
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to support each other; to support one another
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
main cause; primary factor
complementation; supplementation; completion
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
graduation ceremony; commencement
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
March; third month of the lunar calendar
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though