to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
regular time; stated period
these guys; these fellows
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
duty; function; office; mission; task
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
family; members of a family
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness