poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
nutritional value; food value
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
3rd day of the month; three days
time; hour; period; class
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
results; record; grades; marks
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
national road; national highway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to jump up and down; to hop
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)