absolute basics; very rudiments
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
ago; since; before; previous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
go that far; to that extent
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
serious; not joking; straight
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
very likely; very probable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(period of) a year; during an era
how; in what way; by what means
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
results; record; grades; marks
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
children's (TV) show; children's program
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)