noon; midday; daytime; lunch
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
be (that) as it may; having said that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
like a part of the family
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
forcibly; against one's will
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
individual; private person; personal; private
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
what time; (lit.) which hour
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet