to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
height (of body); stature
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
expressing one's mind; speaking out
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
charming; fascinating; attractive