equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
email friend; email penpal
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
write jointly; collection of autographs
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to have a narrow escape from death
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
being left out; being ostracized
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt