very hungry; starving; ravenous
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
tool; implement; means; furniture
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
about this time; about now
means; way; method; measure
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
amount of sugar; sugar content
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
from the viewpoint of; according to
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
near; nearby; not far off
abandoned building; derelict building
that is to say; so that means
to look around; to look towards (us)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
enumeration; citation; listing
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
writing; composition; essay; sentence
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
results; record; grades; marks
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly