opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
using as an intermediary; through
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
incessant talking; rapid talking
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to be softened; to calm down
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to give an impression; to make an impression
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
non-official history; privately composed history
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties