active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
hostess (in a hostess bar)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
all; entire; whole; altogether
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
since when; from when; how long
relatively; comparatively
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to mix; to stir; to blend
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pupil; student; schoolchild
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
student (esp. a university student)
to rock; to shake; to swing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
beautiful woman; (a) beauty