uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
taste; liking; preference
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
man; male; masculine gender
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
library (usu. single-room); small library
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
on the other hand; at the same time
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
they; those guys; those fellows
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
time; season; period; phase; stage
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless