this world; this life; this generation; present day
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
historical play; period drama
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
another thing; exception; special case
so what!; who gives a damn?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
sour look; surly face; pout
what is called; what they call; so-called
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
reopening; resumption; restarting
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
maid; helper; help; assistance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
comparatively; relatively
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
no!; no no!; no, not at all
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting