positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
library (usu. single-room); small library
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
novel; story; (work of) fiction
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.