arm; skill; efforts; ability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how can (one) do something
to become better; to improve
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
first year of high school; first-year high school student
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
relatively; comparatively
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
feeling; sense; impression
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
opinion; point of view; visual point
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
since when; from when; how long