as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
female high school student
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
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.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady
it's been a long time; long time no see
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
good; goodness; right; virtue
courteous; decorous; polite
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
at that time; in those days
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
although I say; although one might say; although called
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
final; eventual; ultimate
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news