freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
derailment; digression; deviation
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
third day of the month; three days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
talk; recital; narration; topic
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
modern Japanese; current written style
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
frequency (of occurrence)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
morning training (e.g. before school)
after school (at the end of the day)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
the way back; the way home; return trip
day after day; day by day
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with