change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
surname; family name; last name
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
construction; establishment
land readjustment; town planning
some people; a few people; several people
alone; by oneself; on one's own
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it is not (like that) either
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
serious; not joking; straight
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook