medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
occurrence; happening; incident; event
this (very thing); this precisely
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
several sheets (flat objects)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
video camera; video camcorder
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
like this; in this way; as you see
printout; (computer) printing
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside