complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
originally; by nature; from the start
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
trio; gang of three; threesome
flower-shaped family crest
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that's the way it is; such is life
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)