chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
simply; merely; only; solely
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
even if not; even without
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
study; pursuit of knowledge
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
continuing one's education into university
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be silent; to say nothing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state