respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to cease; to stop; to be over
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
the same as always; day after day
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
scenery; scene; landscape
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address