to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
schoolgirl; female student
enterprise; business; company; corporation
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
heir; inheritor; successor
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
corridor; hallway; passageway
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
moisture; humidity; dampness
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
centre of attention; center of attention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged