in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
older brother and younger sister
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
settlement; solution; resolution
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
third-year student; third-year pupil
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
two persons; two people; pair; couple
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
one by one; one after another; successively