horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how; in what way; by what means
such; this sort of; like this
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
boy; son; baby boy; young man
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points