(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to grow up; to become an adult
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
second-year student; biennial
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to get distracted; to jump off the track
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other