modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
hereabouts; around there; that area
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to gather; to collect; to assemble
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
comparatively; quite; rather
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
ramen; Chinese-style noodles