after school (at the end of the day)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
until now; so far; up to the present
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
commencing with; including
pupil; student; schoolchild
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
president (of a society); chairman
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to stare back at; to look back at
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic