or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
participation; joining; entry; adherence
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
alone; by oneself; on one's own
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
third day of the month; three days
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
shopping; purchased goods
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
spring break; spring vacation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
after a long time; for the first time in a while
second-year student; biennial
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
looking depressed; long face
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also