honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
until now; so far; up to the present
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
in one's own way or style
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
society for the study of manga; manga club
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off