having said that; be that as it may
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
and; thereupon; because of that
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
street; quarter; district; area
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to sob; to be choked with tears
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
video letter (message sent by video)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
early (days); initial stage; initial
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
being on duty; person on duty
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
first meeting; first interview with
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel