life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
rather; better; instead; if anything
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in order; in turn; one by one
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
number one; first; best; most; game; round
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in one's own way or style
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower