junior high school student; middle school pupil
ago; since; before; previous
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
father; dad; husband; you; he
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
headquarters; head office; main office
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
wall clock; grandfather clock
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
level ground; plain; flatland
sports ground; sports oval
action committee; executive committee
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
head house (family); birthplace; originator
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
declaration; proclamation; announcement