front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
jokingly; in the form of a joke
calm; composed; cool; quiet
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
somehow; for some reason or other
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
with these words; while saying
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)