same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
senior high school; high school
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)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
elementary, junior high and high school
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rather; better; instead; if anything
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
Island; insula; island; islet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer