by myself; in person; by oneself
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hand luggage; hand baggage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
summertime; summer season
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
destination; place where one is visiting
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time