after school (at the end of the day)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
the other day; lately; recently
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
than; from; out of; except; but; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
serious; not joking; straight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beyond this point; from now on; after this
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
educational institution; school; academy; campus
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
boy; son; baby boy; young man
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
all present; all concerned; all of us
now; soon; already; yet; further; more