primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
both; both sides; both parties
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
had better ...; had better not ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
name; given name; first name
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
logo; Logo (programming language)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
that's the way it is; such is life