text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
personal; individual; private
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
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
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
a few years ago; some years back
article; news story; report; account
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
solely; entirely; only; or