room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
imposing stance; daunting pose
common people; ordinary people; masses
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
name plate; name tag; label
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
adds force or indicates command
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to have a talk; to tell a story
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
primary school; elementary school; grade school