preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo