to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Nagasawa Masami (1987.6.3-)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
finish; end; completion; result
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
secret; private; surreptitious
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
cooking class; cookery school
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
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.)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
program (e.g. TV); programme
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch