improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
suffix for familiar person
older sister; lass; young lady
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
there is nothing; having nothing
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
all; entire; whole; altogether
alone; by oneself; on one's own
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
opening ceremony (of the school term)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)