mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
same; similar; (just) like; equal
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to relax; to feel at home
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in accordance with; according to
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
that's true; of course; obviously
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
school; school building; schoolhouse
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
participation; joining; entry
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here