stationery shop; a stationer
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
family structure; family composition; family makeup
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
blank column; blank space
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
very popular; highly favoured
deputy head teacher; vice principal
latest information; latest news; update
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
traditional art; traditional performance art
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
passing the winter; hibernation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
arrangement; pact; agreement
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
death penalty; capital punishment
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling