variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to smirk; to grin broadly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
game arcade; video arcade
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
Shiroganese; housewife, esp. from up-market Shirogane, who does nothing but shop, dine out, etc.
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
no, not like that (but like this)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
university entrance examination
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
student (esp. a university student)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)