older sister; elder sister
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
so; like this; in this way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept