vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
strainer; colander; filter
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
water scorpion (Ranatra chinensis); water stick
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to devour; to bite to death
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
open; spacious; extensive
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up