terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
more than usual (usu. time)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to move (house); to change residence
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
senior high school student
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
ten-year-old; ten year old
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable