past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
boy; son; baby boy; young man
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
exit; way out; outlet; vent
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
elementary and middle school pupils
very popular; highly favoured
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
trading card game; collectible card game; customizable card game
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)