memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
failure; mistake; blunder
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to entertain; to make welcome
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to amuse oneself; to make merry
but; however; provided that
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
finding employment; getting a job
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up