still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
one thin flat object; one sheet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such; like that; that sort of; very
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pre-war days; before the war
that is to say; so that means
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to feel; to sense; to experience
postwar period; period after Second World War
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station