the other day; lately; recently
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
since when; from when; how long
don't you think?; indicates question
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to fight against; to oppose; to face
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
female high-school student
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be worried; to be troubled