jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to state; to say; to tell; to express
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
older brother and younger sister
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
will not do; do not; does not
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
willpower; energy; vitality
but; however; provided that
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
redoing; doing over again
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
(made of) leather; leather-bound
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
packing; crating; packaging
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar