box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
like this; this sort; this way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
already; now; no longer; not any more
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it's been a long time; long time no see
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
elementary and middle schools
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
carving; engraving; sculpture
just because; even if; even though
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose