one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
immediately; right away; on the spot
proposal; proposition; suggestion
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
planning; project; plan; design
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
several people; a few people
at that time; in those days
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
if you think about it; come to think of it
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
school building; schoolhouse
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
have a pain in one's chest