thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
meeting place; assembly hall
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to find useful; to think highly of
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
either way; in any case; one way or another
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
girls' or women's division or section
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
of course; certainly; naturally
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life