appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
such ... as; or some such
opposite; reverse; contrary
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
adviser; advisor; consultant
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...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
rather; better; instead; if anything
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
such; like that; that sort of; very
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
before the end of this year
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
the big two...; two major...; two main...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
senior high school student
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly