man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
working for a company; being employed by a company
senior high school; high school
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
older sister; elder sister
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sickroom; hospital room; ward
because of; owing to; due to
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract