dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
oblique line; forward slash
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
whole face; all over one's face
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
modesty; humility; being humble
annual (plant); first-year student
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)