serious look (on one's face); straight face
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
metre; meter; meter; gauge
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
older sister; elder sister
homeroom; form room; form class
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
race (of people); type of person
the other day; a few days ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)