casual speech; peer language; informal language
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
president (of a society); chairman
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then