citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
endless; boundless; everlasting
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
thought; consideration; thinking
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
government course (curriculum) guidelines
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to take away; to carry off
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous