trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
serious; severe; grave; acute
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
don't you think?; indicates question
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
such; like that; that sort of
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece