to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
none of your business; not your concern
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be able to manage somehow or other
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to look around; to survey
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
existence; being; presence
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with