hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
picking up trash; collecting garbage
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
study; research; investigation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school