to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
graduation ceremony; commencement
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon