poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
club activities; extracurricular activities
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
almost; roughly; approximately
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
tide; current; tendency; trend
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
had better ...; had better not ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
forcibly; against one's will
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling