to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
conviction; belief; confidence
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
mistress; kept woman; concubine
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
invitation; introduction; temptation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
elder sister; effeminate man
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
because of; owing to; due to
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant