to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
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
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
unveiling; debut; introduction
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to look around; to survey
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...