apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to mark with a dot (point)
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to stop walking; to pause
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
free time; time at leisure
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
exit; way out; outlet; vent
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of