grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
hamburger (in a bun); burger
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to say; to be called; to do
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
major subject; special study
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
first-class goods; A-grade product
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
and; thereupon; because of that
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
two classes; double; two sets
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse