to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
gradually; slowly but steadily
to dye; to colour; to color
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
else; in addition; besides
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
conversely; on the contrary
cartoon-character costume
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
another school; other schools
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)