heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fan; to incite; to instigate
concert band (at a school); wind ensemble
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
close; intimate; on good terms
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how; in what way; by what means
along the river; riverside
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
commuting to school; school commute
Fukui Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
student (esp. a university student)