seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
just because; even if; even though
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
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)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)