junior high school student; middle school pupil
first month of the lunar calendar; January
January; first month of the lunar calendar
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
living; lifestyle; living room
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)