to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the same kind; accomplice; partner
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
close; intimate; on good terms
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to accept; to receive; to agree
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
study; diligence; discount; reduction
that's the way it is; such is life
February; second month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to happen to meet; to come across
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
existence; possession; having; limited company