to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
sorry; excuse me; thank you
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
tall figure; high stature
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
sword; blade; single stroke
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
serious; not joking; straight
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
simply; merely; only; solely
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence