soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
instant; moment; for an instant