lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
shopping; purchased goods
wetting; love affair; lover
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to be late; to be unpunctual
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
ladle; tadpole; musical note
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
society; public; community; social studies
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
review (of learned material); revision
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
addition; adding; supplement
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
hotcake; (American) pancake
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it