to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
senior high school; high school
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
weave; weaving; woven item
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
group; party; team; squad; section
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
solitude; loneliness; isolation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together