to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
schoolgirl; female student
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
how; in what way; how about
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
delusion; trick of the imagination
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
of no interest; not interested
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names