singing voice; (sound of) singing
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
imagination; supposition; guess
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
attendance (at school); going to school
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
platform; home; home base; home plate
self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
classbook; yearbook; graduation album