whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
nursing school; nursing college
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
news; word; tidings; omen
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
several people; a few people
to accompany; to go with; to go together
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
dull sound; muffled sound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)