to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to crouch; to squat; to cower
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ultimate; final; last; eventual
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
cannot be helped; unavoidable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
just because; even if; even though
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparations for returning (home)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to understand (each other); to comprehend
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit