one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
letter; missive; note; mail
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
name; given name; first name
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
that; the matter in question
until now; so far; up to the present
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
after school (at the end of the day)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish reading; to read through
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
matter causing distress; something causing worry
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
school festival; campus festival