strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to feel; to sense; to experience
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
home area; home town; local
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
the other day; lately; recently
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
older sister; elder sister
close; intimate; on good terms
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
main question; real issue at hand
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
blank column; blank space
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
photography; taking photographs
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very