birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pick up; to find; to gather
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
very interesting; of great interest
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
senior high school student
rather; better; instead; if anything
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
for today; for the time being
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be surprised; to be astonished
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on