or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
identification; ID; identity
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
how long; how much; to what extent
don't you think?; indicates question
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
human relations; personal relationships
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
way of solving (a problem); solution
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
udon served in a pot with broth
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
environment; circumstance
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)