self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
for the first time in one's life
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
perfect; complete; flawless
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
long ago; previous; of a former age
female high school student
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
and yet; though; when; in spite of
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)