to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
capable of anything; liable to do
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
training; education; development; cultivation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
bundle of hair; hair tuft
no matter how much time passes
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
partly open; in half bloom
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
understood; I see; OK; present; here
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish