to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
letter; missive; note; mail
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
indescribable; having no way to express
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
in this way; thus; such; uh...
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
should; must; -able; probably; likely
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while