tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
living by oneself; living alone
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
middle of the night; dead of night
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
don't worry about it; forget about it
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it hasn't been long since
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen