to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to jar; to creak; to grate
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to go out and away; to leave
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
it is I who should say so
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
writing on someone's behalf
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
retirement from active life; moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
every month; each month; monthly
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to