Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
superintendence; supervision; administration
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
single word; a few words; brief comment
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to cease; to stop; to be over
factory; plant; mill; workshop
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
speaking voice; talking voice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to pen; to write; to draw
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)