to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to live; to reside; to inhabit
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
alone; by oneself; on one's own
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close; intimate; on good terms
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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
just because; even if; even though
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause