information technology; IT
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
first year of high school; first-year high school student
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
so; therefore; and; (and) then
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
as a child; when one was a child
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
only; merely; but; no more than
... years old; age (of) ...