junior high school student; middle school pupil
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
the way back; the way home; return trip
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
young person; youth; young
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
diagnosis; medical examination
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons