to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
feeling; sense; impression
back off!; leave me alone!
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
than; from; out of; except; but; more
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
just one person; only one
directions; instructions; orders; command
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
being fond of children; person fond of children
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
if so; in that case; in that situation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
health and physical education
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance