very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
it's not like; it isn't as if
expression; presentation; representation; notation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Saitama (city, prefecture)
match; game; bout; contest
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
station vendor; selling (newspapers, etc.) at a train station; item sold at a train station
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
accurate; correct; precise; exact
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
outside one's jurisdiction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly