-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
soccer club (at a school); football club
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older sister; lass; young lady
how; in what way; how about
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in that way; thus; so; so?
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
height (of body); stature
transfer student; student changing schools
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to talk; to chat; to chatter