individualism; egoism; selfishness
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
interruption; suspension; break
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
older sister; elder sister
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
first year of high school; first-year high school student
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
reaction; response; reaction
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
relatively; comparatively
history of Japan; Japanese history
study; research; investigation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease