check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
in name only; titular; nominal
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
senior high school; high school
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
master; teacher; stable master
tradition; legend; folklore
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)