rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sea of blood; pool of blood
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
a little bit; a little while
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
counter for books; volume
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
considerably; greatly; a lot
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
time; season; period; phase; stage
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
company president; manager; director
besides; in addition; also; moreover