How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
speech and conduct; words and deeds
each; (arch.) you (plural)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to watch steadily; to stare
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to serve; to work for; to attend
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to begin to walk; to set out
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
what do you want?; can I help you?
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to apologize; to apologise
guidance; leadership; leading the way
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
the world in general; society; convention
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know