preference; priority; precedence; right of way
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
guardian; protector; patron; parent
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
connection; link; relationship
changing clothes; change of clothes
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to have a relationship; to have relations
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
smooth (i.e. without problems)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
feeling of a house or a room
to redeem (from sin); to save
to watch steadily; to stare
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion