when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
French; French food; French cuisine
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
bento; Japanese box lunch
in that manner; like that
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
senior high school student
after school (at the end of the day)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
first meeting; first interview with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically