to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
taco rice; Okinawan rice dish topped with taco filling (seasoned mince, salsa sauce, lettuce, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
private affairs; personal matter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
natto (fermented soybeans)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
older sister; lass; young lady
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest