to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to be photographed; to be projected
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
great difference; big difference; wide margin
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
convenient; handy; useful
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown