waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to be surprised; to be astonished
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
section manager; section chief
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; private; surreptitious
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Japanese person; Japanese people
how others look at you; what others think about you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
social networking service; SNS
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
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK