to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to head home; to leave for home
transfer station; transfer point
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
opinion; point of view; visual point
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
with these words; while saying
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
timewasting; killing time
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
platform; home; home base; home plate