another thing; exception; special case
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
general idea; concept; notion
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to press a question; to cross-examine
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)