thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tiring easily; easy to tire
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
number of times; frequency; count
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
single-mother household; fatherless family
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
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
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
no, not like that (but like this)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate