main question; real issue at hand
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
large number (of); many; majority
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
it's been a long time; long time no see
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
both; both sides; both parties
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to look forward to something
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
being the runner-up; finishing second
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics