cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
period of time; time slot; time zone
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
the way back; the way home; return trip
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
for the first time in one's life
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
and; thereupon; because of that
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed