secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
two times; twice; two degrees
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
time; season; period; phase; stage
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
lying face down; upside down; prone
again; once more; a second time
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
back off!; leave me alone!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
rain and wind; driving rain
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)