mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
already; now; no longer; not any more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
being left out; being ostracized
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
elementary, junior high and high school
leaving school during a term
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)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
long ago; a long time ago; already
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
writing vertically; vertical writing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way