happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
festival marking the start of boating season
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remittance; sending money; transferring money
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Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
novel; story; (work of) fiction
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
street with tramline; railroad track; railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy