bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to chase; to run after; to pursue
corridor; hallway; passageway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
such ... as; or some such
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
senior high school student
way of talking; speaking style
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
than; from; out of; except; but; more
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
decision; determination; resolution
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to let out a cry; to shout
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hide; to conceal oneself
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")