to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to have a talk; to tell a story
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
I see; that's right; indeed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
age thirty; one's thirties
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
neighbourhood; neighborhood
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
counter seat; seat at the counter
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...