group; party; team; squad; section
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
though; even if; whether ... or ...
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to get angry; to become perverse
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sharing; division; draw; tie
invitation; introduction; temptation
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
someone who is open about their obsession with anime, manga, etc.
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake