earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
second; number two; runner-up
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
that's the way it is; such is life
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
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I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
set of three; three sets; three classes
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
world; society; people; the public
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")