junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
household economy; family finances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
neighbourhood; neighborhood
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
how many people; a number of people
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may