child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(committee) chairman; president
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as you see; as you can see
physical education; PE; gym (class)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
newly appointed; inaugural
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
piece; fragment; one (object)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil