distinction; differentiation; classification
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to happen to meet; to come across
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
outsider; someone outside of a group
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
very young; little; childish; immature
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted