the front; honest; upright; decent
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to put into the mouth; to eat
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
growth period; growing season
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
refreshing rain once in ten days
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
height (of a person); stature
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
everyday life; daily life
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(a place) out of one's reach
to spend time (on doing something)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice