banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
name; given name; first name
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
together; at the same time; same; identical
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
society; the world; the times
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my