couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
considerably; greatly; a lot
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
rival; competitor; competition
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to accept; to receive; to agree
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
attendance; presence; appearance
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
for example; for instance; e.g.
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
surname; family name; last name
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows