a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
hot topic; talk of the town
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
etc.; et cetera; and so on
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
question; inquiry; enquiry
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
paper diaper; disposable nappy
cloth diaper; cloth nappy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to ask; to enquire; to query
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
email friend; email penpal
another school; other schools
life; living; I; me; student
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)