at that time; in those days
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
almost every day; almost daily
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
signature pose; trademark pose
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
one day; (on) a certain day
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to order; to command; to appoint
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower