junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
finding employment; getting a job
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to feel; to sense; to experience
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
Lindsey (Britain); Lyndsay
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)