narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to thrust down; to push off
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
while; even though; despite
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
in proportion to; just as much as
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
again; once more; a second time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
selection of music; song selection
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession