ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
living by oneself; living alone
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
collection of books; (personal) library
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
pleasant feeling; good vibes
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to make merry; to be festive
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
middle and high-school students
university student; college student
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
noodles made in flat strips