letter (of alphabet); character; writing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
even if; even though; however; no matter how
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
journal; magazine; periodical
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
sharing; division; draw; tie
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
never mind!; don't worry about it
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
overseas student; exchange student
in advance; beforehand; previously
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
popular person; favorite; favourite
after a long time; for the first time in a while
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)