after school (at the end of the day)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
even though; despite; when
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend