to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
storehouse; warehouse; godown
how many years; how long; what year
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to be conspicuous; to stand out
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
impossible; unlikely; improbable
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
preparation; arrangements
empirical; from experience
junior high school student; middle school pupil
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
recovery; undoing; recall
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
machine translation; automatic translation; MT
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress