to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
another school; other schools
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
neck; head; dismissal; discharge