the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to learn something through hearing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
trivial; not amounting to much
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
mental; spiritual; emotional
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
memory; sense; experience
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
invitation; introduction; temptation
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
on the way home from school
from now; from this moment; henceforth
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage