concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
front; frontage; facade; main
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
settlement; solution; resolution
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)