teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
negotiations; discussions; connection
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
shopping; purchased goods
neighbourhood; neighborhood
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
content-free chat; idle gossip
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much