to continue to do; to persist in doing
wish; desire; request; prayer
coloured paper; colored paper
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
junior high school student; middle school pupil
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
big problem; major issue; big controversy
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to harm; to cause harm to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober