story; tale; talk; discussion
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
beyond this point; from now on; after this
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
how; in what way; how about
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
club activities; extracurricular activities
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
use; utilization; utilisation; application
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
interference; meddling; butting in
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be needed; to be wanted
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie