expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
life in a foreign country; living abroad
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; by nature; from the start
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
such; this sort of; like this
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
member of the Lower House
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
imagination; supposition; guess
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
ministries and government offices; the authorities
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
future (usually near); prospects
to exert oneself; to make efforts
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
had better ...; had better not ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry