Vocabulary

riddle; puzzle; enigma

average; medium; common; ordinary

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

to be fragrant; to smell (good)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate

to swallow; to gulp down

riding past (one's station)

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

to shine; to glow

fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

to raise; to bring up; to rear

headband

20th day of the month

to protrude; to stick out; to jut out; to hang out; to bulge out

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

to paste; to stick; to affix

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast

dinner; evening meal

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

subtraction

to attract; to draw near

to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

to stretch larger

moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns; facial hair

inevitable; unavoidable; certain

one layer; single layer

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger

for now; for the time being; for the present

travelling alone; solitary journey

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

skylark (Alauda arvensis)

echo; reverberation

119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

cold water

lunch; midday meal