winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
older brother; elder brother
to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
never mind!; don't worry about it
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
magician; conjurer; illusionist
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
since then; from that time; ever since
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
shit; sitting; sitting down; sit!
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder