washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
female university student; female college student
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
female high-school student
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
how long; how far; how much
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to move forward; to move on
formal marriage interview
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
university hospital; teaching hospital
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
environment; circumstance
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
foreign; abroad; overseas
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
meteor; shooting star; falling star
(period of) a year; during an era
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak