public junior high school
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
club activities; extracurricular activities
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
final; eventual; ultimate
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
living thing; living creature; animal; life
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
creation; Creation (by God)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)