and yet; though; when; in spite of
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
chief; main; principal; important
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be helpful; to be useful
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
third-year student; third-year pupil
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
homecoming; returning home
(dead) body; corpse; remains
sudden change; sudden turn
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative