to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to straighten up; to sit upright
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
to become better; to improve
bento; Japanese box lunch
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
sponger (e.g. off one's parents); hanger-on; freeloader; leech; (lit.) shin gnawer
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
meanwhile; in the meantime
to make an appearance; to show up
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)