although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
door; gate; opening; title page
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force or indicates command
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
senior high school; high school
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
head of the student council; president of the student council
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
most attractive feature (of a person)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
real life; actual life; everyday life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected