serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
book; volume; this; present; main; head