carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
what kind of business; what sort of matter
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
unless (you do something)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
emphatic sentence-ending particle
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn right; to turn to the right
three; three years of age
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why