having said that; on the other hand
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
meaning; significance; sense
prohibition; inhibition; ban
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
probability; likelihood; chances
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
serious; severe; grave; acute
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
every year; yearly; annually
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run around; to bustle about