certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to watch over; to watch attentively
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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
memories; recollections; reminiscence
first generation; founder
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
family; members of a family
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
until now; so far; up to the present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
all; entire; whole; altogether
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
club activities; extracurricular activities
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh