brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
observation; survey; watching
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
in comparison to; rather than
reading aloud; recitation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
passengers getting on and off (a train)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Japan's best; number one in Japan
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dual personality; split personality