so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty