disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
large tree; big tree; huge tree
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
establishment; settlement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
the opposite direction; the other way
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)