life; living; I; me; student
trio; gang of three; threesome
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to look around; to survey
(department) store; (department) stores
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
even though; despite; when
female high-school student
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
the same generation; coeval
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
and then; and so; and; so then
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
unlucky for all activities, with only the period around noon being auspicious
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA