tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
depiction; description; portrayal
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
it's not like; it isn't as if
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to give an impression; to make an impression
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
thought; consideration; thinking
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to approach; to draw near
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment