it is I who should say so
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
elder sister; effeminate man
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
courteous; decorous; polite
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
frequency (of occurrence)
meanwhile; in the meantime
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
in that manner; like that
to put into the mouth; to eat
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to feel depressed; to be down
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
31st day of the month; 31 days
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every