plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
originally; by nature; from the start
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...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
another school; other schools
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
serious; not joking; straight
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
summer vacation; summer holiday
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)
to spread; to be propagated
while; even though; despite
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
commencing with; including
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
while alive; during one's lifetime