to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
trouble; bother; annoyance
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
student guidance; student counseling
to name; to call; to christen; to term
remembrance; recollection; recognition
start of work; commencement; opening
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
image; figure; figure; form; image
counter for choices, options, etc.
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
probability; likelihood; chances
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
review; reconsideration; revision
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
guesswork; speculation; hunch
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.)
society; public; community; social studies
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force