to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
unique; peculiar; singular
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon
to mistake (A for B); to misread
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
nursing school; nursing college
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
talking about memories; reminiscences
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
several people; a few people
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound