school building; schoolhouse
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
the other day; a few days ago
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation