ancestor; forefather; foremother
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
transfer student; student changing schools
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
club activities; extracurricular activities
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
one day; (on) a certain day
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
way of calling (something or someone)
many; numerous; various; large number of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
several times (as large, over)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to blow one's top
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned