present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to examine someone's expression
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to live through; to survive
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
voice training; vocal exercises
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
middle and high-school students
classification; categorization; sorting
speaking voice; talking voice
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
article; news story; report; account
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
culture; arts and sciences
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
time (three times, each time, etc.); times