September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
human relations; personal relationships
to read the situation; to sense the mood
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't you think?; indicates question
fortune-telling; divination
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
until now; so far; up to the present
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
third day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
school bag; school satchel
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed