if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
discovery; detection; finding
almost; roughly; approximately
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
such ... as; or some such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
infection; contagion; becoming infected
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
group; party; team; squad; section
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to grimace; to make a wry face
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
at least; at most; (even) just
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely