appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
already; now; no longer; not any more
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at work; in the midst of work; working
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make merry; to be festive
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
older sister; lass; young lady
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing