floor above; floor upstairs
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
simply put; putting it simply; in short
being left out; being ostracized
fast-talking; rapid talking
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe out; to exhale
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
is something that; is that which
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
by myself; in person; by oneself
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)