to use up all one's strength
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to sink (into); to get depressed
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
war; fighting; fierce competition
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
concord; Concord; Concorde
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
carving; engraving; sculpture
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
diploma; licence; license
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification