middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
message; informative matter
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
influence (on someone); inspiration
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to turn towards; to point
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)