to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
witnessing; observing; sighting
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
body; group; party; company; troupe
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to throw oneself (into an activity)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
opening ceremony (of the school term)
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
counter for books; volume
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
only; merely; but; no more than
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely