to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bento; Japanese box lunch
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
one's own work; making by oneself
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
meaning; significance; sense
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
central government office; head office; this office
materials; data; document
to collect; to assemble; to gather
victim; injured party; sufferer
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
testimony; (verbal) evidence
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
noon; midday; daytime; lunch